The third star of the month is Korean. Hyundai has not waited for sales of the i30 to slow down to replace it, and the new generation of the model, built in Nosovice in Czech Republic, already looks like it is establishing itself as the next best thing to a Skoda in Eastern Europe. No mean feat given Skoda’s domination in the region. This month it ranks #3 in Slovakia and Czech Republic and is leader in Croatia.

And this time I will not venture a “rough estimation” on the Top 10 best-selling models worldwide as my last attempt had to be strongly amended further down the track so if you give me a couple of weeks to consolidate my numbers I will come back to you with a proper and nearly official Top 20…so stay tuned!

Now you truly are on top of every single latest trend in worldwide car sales. I’m proud of you all!

Thanks for listening, until next time.

Matt Gasnier, based in Sydney, Australia, runs a blog named Best Selling Cars, dedicated to counting cars all over the world.